FW:|Tonight, hoboe w feed the corpse & absence of the sun @ genos. We hoboes go on last @ midnite. Brave the snow & make the show!

You can still pre-order hoboe's debut cd at http://kck.st/hoboe until 2moro (mon) @ 5 pm. Pre-ordering helps us fund getting it mastered by the grammy winning a

FW:|Tonight--hoboe & apocryphonic @ slainte wine bar, 25 preble st, 10 pm, 21+, free.

FW:|Hoboe 2nite @ genos w project vii & bukura. 10 pm. $6.

FW:|Hoboe 2nite @ genos w project vii & bukura. 10 pm. $6.

World Kindness Day

HOBOE CELEBRATE WORLD KINDNESS DAY

Performing at Genos Rock Club with Project VII and Bukura

Hoboe will perform atGenos Rock Club, 625 Congress St. with alt-rockers Project VII and heavy blues-rockers Bukura, on Saturday, November 13 which has been designated "World Kindness Day," to promote more kindness around the world. The show starts at 10 pm, doors open at 9 pm. Admission is $6, 21+.

World Kindness Day was established by the World Kindness Movement along with a Declaration of Kindness with a mission to inspire individuals towards greater kindness and to connect nations to create a kinder world.. "In acknowledgment of the fundamental importance of simple human kindness, ...we pledge to join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world."

This will be Hoboe's third time sharing a show with Project VII and second billing with Bukura. "The Project VII guys are real kind guys," says Hoboe's Zen Ben, "and Timmy Gangbang from Bukura can be kind of kind sometimes, too."

Attendees are urged to bring a heightened sense of compassion and understanding and to be expressive with their acts of kindness. Gestures such as hugging, holding hands, giving compliments and buying friends (and the bands) courtesy beers are all highly encouraged!
Hoboe will ring in the next day at midnight with some mean riffs, bad ass beats and maddening jams, but kindness will still be encouraged and/or tolerated.

WORLD KINDNESS DAY
http://www.worldkindness.org.sg/

HOBOE
http://www.hoboe.com

THE PROJECT SEVEN
http://www.myspace.com/theprojectseven

BUKURA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FduMMs_S-CM

GENOS ROCK CLUB
http://www.myspace.com/genosrockclub

"They don't just dare to be different, they rock it out." --Todd M. Richard, Portland Magazine

Hoboe is a new rock paradigm featuring amplified oboe and various odd and end bizarre eccentricities in a genre-bending steam train to your strangest desires.

Oboe is centerpiece to a cross-rock sound with hints of metal, punk, classic, psychedelic, jazz, alternative, folk, grunge, prog and pop. A 21st century post-rock Jethro Tull.

zen Ben--oboe, guitar, vocals
Thom Metz--guitar, vocals
Jon Bangs--drums, vocals
Ben Holt--bass

http://www.hoboe.com
http://www.myspace.com/hoboeband
http://www.facebook.com/hoboeband
http://www.twitter.com/hoboeband
http://www.reverbnation.com/hoboe

Oct-hoboe

Yes, it's October in Maine. Here we are, a cooling Hoboe, gathering our nuts together for winter's hibernation. Claiming the title of "world's premier rock oboe band" doesn't come easy, we have a lot of work to do... and we can't let this cold chill slow us down.

Firstly, thanks to everybody who caught our show at the Empire this week.

Set List:
I'm Your Man - Steve - Radioactive Radiation Blues - Two Minutes to Twelve - Ghost in My Heart - Phil

Radioactive Radiation Blues, a song by our friend Buddy Swenson, hasn't been played by us in probably over a year--it felt good to dust that one off... we may keep that in regular rotation.

Breaking news! The Hoboe debut single "I'm Your Man/Charlie" is now available on hard copy of MP3 at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hoboe.

Don't forget that you can get Hoboe also at our favorite local CD store Bull Moose at http://www.bullmoose.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=258&upc=61434605789.

We have Hoboe T-shirts available online http://www.reverbnation.com/store/view_item_merch/artist_484764?item_id=368195

We really don't mind you buying our stuff, and many copies of it... we're trying to get the funds together to get our full-length CD mastered, manufactured and distributed... we know we're sitting on quite a gem here, the quintessential rock oboe masterpiece to date (if we could be so humble), and believe us, it doesn't make us feel any better that it's still not out than it does our fans who have also been waiting over a year for this art.

We're convinced that as we near the final stages of releasing this, lots of opportunities will open up for us. In the meantime, stay tuned for more developments.. such as a possible kickstarter.com campaign.

We're playing Genos Rock Club Saturday, Nov. 13th. We're headlining again, with support from Project Seven and Bukura.

We'll also be at Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge on Saturday, Dec. 4th with a band tba.

New songs in the work also.

As always, we love our fans and thank you for the support...
-zen Ben